https://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/conduit/upload/5182/KeywordsCommunityGuide_Baseline_v1_SIGNED_FINAL.pdf 23.7 2026-04-15T10:53:30.610Z https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/platforms/b4d60d40-59b9-46ab-a4c5-a2e534680b05 NOAA-17 NOAA-17 (previously NOAA-M) was launched on June 24, 2002 from VandenbergAFB, CA.NOAA-M POES (National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationPolar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites) provides globalcoverage of numerous atmospheric and surface parameters for weatherforecasting and meteorological research, as well as space environmentmonitors and an aircraft and maritime emergency beacon system. This is areimbursable project for NOAA. NASA builds and launches the satellites.NOAA operates the satellites post commissioning and check-out period anduses the data in weather forecasts.??Energy forecasting, aviation safety,disaster management, public health, and air quality.???Instruments include:* AMSU-B (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-B)* MHS (Microwave Humidity Sounder)* SBUV (Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Radiometer)* DCS (Data Collection System)* S&R (Search and Rescue)* AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer)* HIRS (High Resolution Infrared Radiometer Sounder)* AMSU-A (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A)For more information, see:'http://poes.gsfc.nasa.gov/'Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: NOAA-17 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: NOAA POES (Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites) Short_Name: NOAA-17 Long_Name: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: NOAA-M End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: AMSU-B Short_Name: AMSU-A End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 98.7 deg Period: 101.2 min End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-08 Online_Resource: http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/spacecraftStatusSummary.asp?spacecraft=17 Sample_Image: http://www.horizon.co.fk/images/weather/noaa-17-06220146-mcir-precip.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2002-06-24 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_GroupEnd_Group